CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Chordata (phylum)  »  Actinopterygii (class)  »  Beryciformes (order)  »  Diretmidae (family)

CAAB Code: 37 254003 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Diretmoides veriginae   Kotlyar, 1987

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 254 Diretmidae (Spinyfins) - show full list
Standard Name: [a spinyfin]
Organism Type: a spinyfin
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Pelagic, Mesopelagic (200-1000m, Oceanic)
 Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2025-09-08.
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Expected species depth range is from 336 to 760 m.
Taxon Notes:Added based on CSIRO specimens collected from off NW of Cape Leveque (14 51 S, 121 26 E) southwards to the Gascoyne Marine Park off Exmouth (22 14 S, 113 37 E), WA. Collected from depths of 336 to at least 760 m.
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